Chapter 307: The Secret Tactics of the Generation of Miracles

“You can invite anyone you want. We’re always here to welcome you, as long as it doesn’t take more than a week…” Nash Goldo Jr. looked at Aida Kagetora arrogantly and said, “But before that, can you leave first? I still need to relax with my friends~”

“…Let’s go.” Akashi Seijuro looked at Nash Gold Jr. with a grim face, then helped Kuroko Tetsuya up from the ground and left the bar without looking back.

“Akagi-san, although I know these guys are a few years older than you, it is indeed difficult for you to rashly compete with them…” Aida Kagetora looked at Akashi Seijuro with an embarrassed expression and said, “But right now, apart from you, I really don’t know who else to find to participate in the competition to defeat these monster-like guys…”

“A monster…” Akashi Seijuro chuckled and said, “Among us, the Generation of Miracles… who isn’t a monster in the eyes of others?”

“So, Akashi-san, you agreed?” Aida Katsutora said to Akashi Seijuro with a look of surprise.

“Well, I also want to teach these arrogant guys a lesson.” Akashi Seijuro nodded slightly, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, “In addition to us, remember to call Kagami and Sakuragi. If possible, it’s best to call back that guy Kaneki Ken…”

“Kaneki-san…hasn’t he already gone to the United States?” Aida Katsuhiro said hesitantly, “I heard that he seems to be preparing for the NBA draft recently…Isn’t it a bit inappropriate to ask him to come back at this time?”

“Don’t worry, Uncle Aida.” Akashi Seijuro smiled at Aida Katsuyori and said, “As long as that guy announces his candidacy, he will definitely be a lottery pick or even a No. 1 pick. It won’t be a big deal for him to come to participate in a game that is not even a training match… If he doesn’t want to come, just tell him that on behalf of the Akashi family, I promise that as long as he comes, he can ask for any amount of money.”

“And our Mitsui family.” On the staircase nearby, Mitsui Shou came to Aida Katsuyori with his bodyguards and said solemnly, “However much the Akashi family pays, our Mitsui family will pay as much… If nothing else, we must kill these arrogant guys!”

“Yes!” With the full support of the two successors of the two chaebols, Aida Kagetora nodded with confidence and said, “Don’t worry, Mitsui-san, Akashi-san! Inviting Kaneki-san… is up to me!”

……

“What? You want me to go back to Japan to play a training match with the Jabberwocky?” Kaneki Ken, who was far away on the other side of the ocean, lazily lay on the sofa, gently picking his ears with his left hand, and said unhappily to Aida Katsuhiro on the other end of the phone, “Uncle Aida, you called me in the middle of the night just to talk about this?”

“Please, Kaneki-san!” Aida Katsuyori said anxiously, “There’s really no other way here. The two main players of the Exploding Neck Dragon Team are really strong! If you don’t come back to support them, we might really fail!”

“It’s okay if it fails~” Kaneki Ken raised his little finger nonchalantly and said, “If Akashi and his gang can’t even deal with a weakling like that, then they should stop sending me messages all day saying they want to meet me in the United States…”

“Don’t you want to restore the reputation of Asian basketball, Kaneki-san?” Aida Kagetora appealed to his emotions and reasoned with him, “The guys on the other side humiliated all the Asian players~”

“Not interested~” Kaneki Ken stretched lazily and said, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up first. My agent has arranged a tryout for me with the Celtics tomorrow~”

After saying that, Kaneki Ken hung up the phone without waiting for Aida Kagetora to continue fighting for it.

“Hello? Kaneki-san? Kaneki-san?” Aida Katsuyori muttered to himself with a look of despair as he listened to the busy tone coming from the other end of the phone, “It’s over… I can only take it one step at a time…”

“Dad, Akashi-kun and Mitsui-senpai sent someone to deliver a package…” Just when Aida Katsuyori was feeling dejected because of being rejected by Kaneki Ken, Aida Reiko suddenly walked in holding a huge cardboard box.

“Package? What’s in it?” Katsutora Aida looked at Reiko Aida with some confusion and asked.

“I don’t know… but it’s really heavy~” Reiko Aida struggled to put the cardboard box on the nearest table. The cardboard box fell on the table with a dull thud, and it was obvious that the things inside were very heavy.

“By the way, the person sent by Akashi to deliver the gift asked me to tell you that if Kaneki refuses you, show the contents of the box to Kaneki…” Aida Reiko looked at the box on the table with curiosity, took out a pair of scissors from the drawer and said, “I don’t know what’s inside…”

As she spoke, Reiko Aida quickly removed the sealing tape from the cardboard box.

“Hiss…” After Aida Reiko opened the package, Aida Katsutora couldn’t help but take a breath. It was filled with bundles of rice knives. There was also a sticky note on top of the knives, which read:

[I believe such sincere emotions will move Kaneki Ken. ]

“Yoshi!” Looking at the money in front of him, Katsutoora Aida suddenly revived. He decisively took out his mobile phone from his pocket and made a video call to Kaneki Ken.

“Oh, Uncle Aida, I said I won’t go back…” After Kaneki Ken answered the phone, he looked at Aida Katsuyori on the other side with an impatient look and was about to complain, but was interrupted by Aida Katsuyori’s next words.

“I know you’re busy, but please don’t be busy yet, Kaneki-san.” Aida Katsuhiro smiled as he looked at Kaneki Ken on the screen, slowly walked to the cardboard box filled with banknotes, took a photo with the box and said, “Akagi-san and Mitsui-san have prepared a lot of gifts for your return~ Are you really willing to reject them like this?”

“Ah…” Kaneki Ken shook his head in distress and said, “Well, Akashi and the others’ passionate feelings really touched me… I will take the flight back the day after tomorrow…”

“No need to wait until the day after tomorrow, Ken-kun.” Momoi Satsuki came over with a cell phone, handed the phone screen to Kaneki Ken and said with a smile, “Akagi-san has already prepared a flight for you tomorrow night, a direct flight from Boston to Tokyo. Akashi-san said that as long as you arrive at the airport after the tryout, the flight will take off within an hour.”

“These damn rich guys…” Kaneki Ken gritted his teeth in envy and said, “Okay, I’ll leave and go back tomorrow!”

……

“Big boy, do you really want to go back and accompany your little brothers to participate in this meaningless competition?” The next night, in the VIP lounge of Boston Airport, David Falk looked at Kaneki Ken helplessly and persuaded him earnestly, “Your current strength does not need to be demonstrated through such a worthless competition. It can even be said that if Nash Goldo beats you, he can brag to his descendants that he defeated Kaneki Ken, but what about you? How should you tell your children? Do you want to explain to them who Nash Goldo is?”

“Don’t worry, Falk.” Kaneki Ken smiled and patted David Falk on the shoulder and said, “I’m not going back to play for free… I’ll give you a commission when I come back.” “It’s not about commission, Big boy!” David Falk explained anxiously, “If it’s just a paid game, I will do my best to help you ask the team for a higher salary and ranking…”

“No need, David.” Kaneki Ken said with a smile, “Just consider it as me putting an end to this matter… Nash Goldo thought that he could return the humiliation he received from me to my friend… Well, I can only tell him that he is dreaming!”

“Mr. Kaneki, your plane has arrived and the crew is waiting for you to board.” Just as David Falk wanted to persuade him a few more words, an airport staff member suddenly poked his head out of the door and reminded him in a low voice.

“Okay, stop talking, David.” Kaneki Ken stood up with a smile, brushed off the non-existent dust on his body and said, “Anyway, there’s still more than a month before the draft, right? I’m just going back to play a game of ball with my old friends, don’t be too nervous.”

“Okay…” David Falk sighed as he looked at Kaneki Ken who had made up his mind, and said, “Then at least promise me, Big Boy, don’t get hurt during the game, OK?”

“Don’t worry, David.” Kaneki Ken picked up his backpack and walked towards the door of the VIP lounge. He said to David Falk behind him in a relaxed tone, “Whether it’s playing basketball or fighting, none of these guys can match me.”

“Wait for me, Ken-kun…” Momoi Satsuki, who had just walked out of the bathroom, looked at Kaneki Ken’s departing back and hurriedly dragged her box in the direction of Kaneki Ken.

……

“You’re finally back, Kaneki-san…” The next morning, when Kaneki Ken’s figure appeared in Aida Kagetora’s sight, Aida Kagetora’s uneasy mood finally stabilized.

“You’re a little too nervous, Uncle Aida~” Kaneki Ken smiled and pulled down his sunglasses with his right index finger, looking at Aida Katsuyori with a playful look and said, “I said I would come back, and I will definitely come back… By the way, how is our team going? Who is on the team?”

“In addition to your old teammates from Teiko Junior High School, I also invited Kuroko-san and Kagami-san…” Aida Katsuyori followed behind the brisk Kaneki Ken and introduced them at a very fast speed, “In addition, Sakuragi-san, Kabaji-san and Rukawa-san are also on the invitation list for this competition…”

“Very good, it seems that Uncle Aida has indeed made careful preparations these days~” Kaneki Ken nodded and said with a smile, “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go to the gym! I can’t wait to start practicing with my old friends!”

……

“I never thought that one day we would get together to play basketball again…” In the basketball hall of Seirin High School, Akashi Seijuro smiled and looked at Kuroko Tetsuya who had arrived late and said, “It’s been a long time, Tetsuya.”

“Yeah.” Kuroko Tetsuya nodded seriously and said, “I miss this feeling too.”

“Hey~” Murasakibara Atsushi on the side suddenly pointed at Kagami Daiga and said with a puzzled look, “We have already asked Sakura to come over, so there is no point in asking Kagami to come over, right?”

“Hey, hey, it’s really infuriating to be looked down upon by you like this…” Kagami Daiga said to Murasakibara Atsushi with an unhappy look on his face.

“By the way, didn’t that uncle say he called Gilgamesh back?” Sakuragi Hanamichi, who had been waiting for a long time, looked at the gate of the stadium a little anxiously and said, “Why hasn’t he come back yet? If he doesn’t come back soon, I’ll be hungry…”

“Ah~ Sakura, now that you mention it, I’m feeling hungry too…” Murasakibara Atsushi pouted and agreed, “It seems that Uncle Aida won’t be able to take Ken back for a while, why don’t we find a place to eat first?”

“Hey, didn’t we agree to finalize the team lineup today and then discuss the tactics?” Kagami Daiga said to Murasakibara Atsushi and Sakuragi Hanamichi with an unhappy look on his face, “No matter how much you want to eat, you have to wait until the tactics are finalized, right?”

“This is a newly formed team. How do you expect us to have any effective tactics?”

As the sound of the stadium door being pushed open was heard, Kaneki Ken’s chuckle also came from the door.

“You’re back, Gilgamesh!” Sakuragi Hanamichi was so excited that he almost jumped up from the ground. He came behind Kaneki Ken with an excited look on his face, jumped on his back and said, “Haha, with you joining this time, that damn Dragon Team is bound to lose!”

“Don’t talk to yourself!” Kagami Daiga looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi helplessly and complained, “Our tactics haven’t been finalized yet!”

“I told you, there is no strategy.” Kaneki Ken put down Sakuragi Hanamichi with a smile, turned his head and looked at Kagami Taiga and said, “Just pass the ball to me or Akashi on the court, and then when you receive the pass from us, just beat the defender on your side.”

“Ah, this…” Kagami Daiga stared at Kaneki Ken’s self-conscious expression with his mouth wide open and said, “Is this also considered a tactic?”

“How is this not a tactic?” Aomine Daiki said, playing with the basketball in his hand with a bored look on his face. “In the last game, we found our own defender, beat our own defender, and won the game… We have always played like this~”

“Don’t listen to him, Kagami-san.” Akashi Seijuro on the side smiled helplessly and shook his head and explained, “In fact, what Kaneki just said is the simplest way of saying it. In fact, the more important reason is that there is only less than a week. It is impossible for us to run in an effective and systematic play. Instead of thinking too much on the court, it is better to simply hand the ball to the players and let them handle it themselves.”

“Well… I still can’t keep up with the train of thought of you, the Generation of Miracles…” Kagami Daiga pouted helplessly and complained, “But such a simple and easy-to-understand tactic… is exactly what I want!”

“Well…” Looking at the Generation of Miracles lineup that had gathered again, Tao Jing Satsuki smiled with satisfaction and suggested, “Since everyone is gathered together for such a rare occasion, why not give this team a name?”

“The Dragon Slayer Team.” Kaneki Ken said without hesitation, “Let’s call it the Dragon Slayer Team.”

(End of this chapter)